Morea - Seutter c.1730 Compass Rose: A vibrant 16-point

Compass Rose: A vibrant 16-point compass rose with a fleur-de-lis north indicator serves as the central decorative element

Johnston’s Map of New Zealand and New Guinea (1892)

showing the island's advanced state of settlement and agricultural development

Sanson intentionally filled the interior with the toponymy and boundaries of the ancient world as recorded by classical geographers like Ptolemy

providing a sweeping overview of the vast Pacific world—stretching from the East Indies and China to the Americas

Morea - Seutter c.1730 Compass Rose: A vibrant 16-pointSeutters Map of the Morea (c. 1730) Title: Peloponnesus Hodie Morea: Ad Normam Veterum et Recentiorum Mappae Accuratissime Adornata Cartographer: Matthus Seutter Origin: Augsburg, Germany Date: c. 1730 Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand colouring The Narrative: A Battlefield of Empires This map tells the story of the Morea (the Peloponnese peninsula) during a period of intense conflict between the Venetian Republic and the Ottoman